Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is -13.25% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $140.53 and a high of $207.05 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The GOOGL stock was last observed hovering at around $164.03 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.18%.
Currently trading at $164.21, the stock is 5.10% and 1.69% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 21.34 million and changing 0.11% at the moment leaves the stock -4.29% off its SMA200. GOOGL registered 0.21% gain for a year compared to 6-month loss of -5.88%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $161.4804 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $171.57076.
The stock witnessed a 8.95% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -18.40%, and is 2.24% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.00% over the week and 3.63% over the month.
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) has around 183323 employees, a market worth around $2002.73B and $359.31B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 18.31 and Fwd P/E is 16.16. Profit margin for the company is 30.89%. Distance from 52-week low is 16.85% and -20.69% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (30.02%).
with sales reaching $93.56B over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 18.39% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 10.69% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to grow 10.40% in year-over-year returns.
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) Top Institutional Holders
6284.0 institutions hold shares in Alphabet Inc (GOOGL), with institutional investors hold 81.74% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 5.83B, and float is at 5.80B with Short Float at 1.18%. Institutions hold 81.51% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 504.37 million shares valued at $91.87 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 4.0863% of the GOOGL Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 421.08 million shares valued at $76.7 billion to account for 3.4115 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are FMR LLC which holds 228.43 million shares representing 1.8507% and valued at over $41.61 billion, while STATE STREET CORP holds 1.7971 of the shares totaling 221.81 million with a market value of $40.4 billion.
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by ARNOLD FRANCES, the company’s Director. SEC filings show that ARNOLD FRANCES sold 111 shares of the company’s common stock on Apr 30 ’25 at a price of $159.85 per share for a total of $17743.0. Following the sale, the insider now owns 17158.0 shares.
Still, SEC filings show that on Apr 30 ’25, ARNOLD FRANCES (Director) Proposed Sale 111 shares at an average price of $159.85 for $17743.0. The insider now directly holds shares of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL).
